This is a recording of the talk I gave at the opening session of the Retreat in Daily Living I am giving at the University of St. Thomas. It provides an introduction to St. Ignatius and the Spiritual Exercises, the scheme of which is followed during these weeks of prayer. It also gives some basic instruction in praying with scripture and some other dynamics of Ignatian prayer.

This is a recording of the talk I gave during a mid-day student reflection at the University of St. Thomas law school earlier this week. It attempts to identify some of the things that block us from receiving God's love, that prevent us from being all we can be for the life of the world.